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Does RUSSELL BLVD. ELEM. have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
500
Elementary
DISTRICT 399 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBIA 93·NCES 290100000310
RUSSELL BLVD. ELEM.
1800 W ROLLINS RD, COLUMBIA, MO 65203 · (573) 214-3650 · Boone County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL500 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
87 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 14 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 14% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 52% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
83.2%
MO avg 49.5% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
75.2%
MO avg 48.7% . -6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
MO DVT (Growth) results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.2% | 75.2% |
| 2023-24 | 81.9% | 81.6% |
Growth Percentile vs Peers, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
84.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.9%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+33.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 51% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 34 points, placing it in Missouri's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where RUSSELL BLVD. ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Boone County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.9% | #11 of 968 | #3 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #137 of 974 | #4 of 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.2% | #75 of 974 | #4 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 500 | #161 of 1,294 | #6 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #766 of 950 | #22 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.6% | #442 of 953 | #20 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.9% | #51 of 251 | #6 of 12 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
500
+83 (+20%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.8:1
% White
76%
was 74%
% Hispanic
4%
was 7%
% Black
8%
was 7%
% Asian
3%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 500 | 34.4 | 14.5:1 | 17% (87) |
| 2023-24 | 469 | 28.5 | 16.5:1 | 20% (95) |
| 2022-23 | 460 | 29.9 | 15.4:1 | 18% (85) |
| 2017-18 | 417 | 26.4 | 15.8:1 | 23% (96) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RUSSELL BLVD. ELEM..
About RUSSELL BLVD. ELEM.
RUSSELL BLVD. ELEM. is a large elementary school serving families in COLUMBIA, Missouri. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 500 students. That is 59% bigger than the average of about 315 students for elementary schools in Missouri.
RUSSELL BLVD. ELEM. is among 34 schools run by COLUMBIA 93, which serves 18,640 students.
Federal enrollment data show RUSSELL BLVD. ELEM. is 76% White. Enrollment also includes 9% multiracial, 8% Black, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. In Boone County overall, the White share is about 77%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 41%.
RUSSELL BLVD. ELEM. lists 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.5 students per teacher. The school's 14.5:1 compares with an average of 12.4:1 for elementary schools in Missouri. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 17% of the student body. That is 21 points below the 38% average for public schools in Boone County.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results for RUSSELL BLVD. ELEM. is 50.9%. It actually posts 84.9%, which is 33.9 points higher and in the top 10% of Missouri schools.
In Boone County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $72,758 a year, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Counting RUSSELL BLVD. ELEM., Boone County has 58 public schools.
FAIRVIEW ELEM. is the nearest public school to RUSSELL BLVD. ELEM., about 0.9 miles away. RUSSELL BLVD. ELEM. is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. RUSSELL BLVD. ELEM. comes in 1st of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Mid-size, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment increased by 20% across 7 years, from 417 in 2017-18 to 500 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.8:1 to 14.5:1 over the same years.
The RUSSELL BLVD. ELEM. discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Boone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
188,043
Census ACS
Median income
$72,758
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
24,547 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in COLUMBIA 93
- DAVID H. HICKMAN HIGHHigh · 2,007 students
- ROCK BRIDGE SR. HIGHHigh · 1,997 students
- MURIEL BATTLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,492 students
- ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOLMiddle · 736 students
- BEULAH RALPH ELEMENTARYElementary · 656 students
- MARY PAXTON KEELEY ELEM.Elementary · 619 students
Other schools in COLUMBIA
- DAVID H. HICKMAN HIGHHigh · 2,007 students
- ROCK BRIDGE SR. HIGHHigh · 1,997 students
- MURIEL BATTLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,492 students
- ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOLMiddle · 736 students
- BEULAH RALPH ELEMENTARYElementary · 656 students
- MARY PAXTON KEELEY ELEM.Elementary · 619 students
Nearby schools
- FAIRVIEW ELEM.0.9 mi · 471
- WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 553
- WEST BLVD. ELEM.1.1 mi · 327
- MARY PAXTON KEELEY ELEM.1.4 mi · 619
- ULYSSES S. GRANT ELEM.1.5 mi · 296
- SMITHTON MIDDLE1.6 mi · 605
Frequently asked questions
About RUSSELL BLVD. ELEM.What is the total enrollment at RUSSELL BLVD. ELEM.?
RUSSELL BLVD. ELEM. enrolls approximately 500 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does RUSSELL BLVD. ELEM. serve?
RUSSELL BLVD. ELEM. serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at RUSSELL BLVD. ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at RUSSELL BLVD. ELEM. is approximately 14.5:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at RUSSELL BLVD. ELEM.?
At RUSSELL BLVD. ELEM., the student body is approximately 76% White, 4% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is RUSSELL BLVD. ELEM. public or private?
RUSSELL BLVD. ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by COLUMBIA 93.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.